July 10, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call

2. Consent Agenda: All the following items concern reports of routine nature.
      a. Payroll Change Orders, Report & Encumbrance 
      b. General Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      c. Building Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      d. Child Nutrition Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances
      e. Bond Fund Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances
      f. Sinking Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
     g. Treasurer's Report.
     h.  Activity Fund Report.
      i.  Minutes of the June 12th, 2023, regular board meeting.
      j.  Minutes of the June 23rd, 2023, special board meeting.

3. Public Comments:  BED-R
In order to assure that persons who wish to appear before the Board of Education may be heard and, at the same time, conduct its meetings properly and efficiently, the Board adopts, as policy, the following procedures and rules pertaining to public participation at Board Meetings:

4. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve designating the American Heritage Bank, Yale, Oklahoma for the following school business accounts: General Fund, Sinking Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Building Fund, and Activity Funds for the 2023-2024 school year.

5. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Rocky Kennedy, Superintendent, as Purchasing Agent for Yale Independent School District, Authorized Representative for all Federal programs including E-Rate and Child Nutrition, and Designated Custodian for the General Fund, Building Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Sinking Fund, Activity Funds, all state programs, and all other school programs and activities not listed for the 2023-2024 school year with a surety bond for at least $100,000.00 as required by law.

6. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Tammy Huff as Minutes Clerk and Encumbrance Clerk for the 2023-2024 school year with a Surety Bond for at least $1,000.00 for Minutes Clerk and $100,000.00 Surety Bond as the Encumbrance Clerk.

7. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Sara Pitts as Activity Funds Clerk, Deputy Minutes Clerk, School Treasurer, and Child Nutrition Director with a Surety bond of at least $100,000.00 for the 2023-2024 school year. 

8. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve to authorize the school district treasurer to deposit interest earnings from the Building Fund and Child Nutrition Fund into the General Fund.

9. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve of using 1080 hours for the school calendar during 2023-2024.

10. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve to deregulate the library media services for the district. 

11. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the quote for the Avast Antivirus bundle for the 2023-2024 school year.

12. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the quote for the Backup monitoring service for the 2023-2024 school year.

13. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve a contract with NRJ Occupational Therapy Inc. for Occupational Therapy services for the 2023-2024 school year. 

14. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Seesaw renewal for the 2023-2024 school year. 

15. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract with Cushing Public Schools, Cushing Learning Academy to provide alternative education for "at risk" students for the 2023-2024 school year. 

16. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the use of property request for a bus on July 24-29, 2023 from Fellowship Baptist Church.

17. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the use of property request from Laura Morphew for the use of Home Ray Gymnasium/parking lot, September 9, 2023.

18. Board to convene into executive session to discuss the following items Pursuant to (25 O.S. Section 307 (b) (1).
a. Discuss Contracts and Extra Duty Contracts for 12-month personnel
 

19.  Board to reconvene into open session. No other items were discussed and no vote was taken according to Oklahoma Statutes. Persons in executive session were:

20. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Craig Garner as JH/HS Principal, extra duty coaching contract for the 2023-2024 school year. 

21. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Emily Nickell as the Elementary Principal and extra duty contract for the 2023-2024 school year. 

22. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Mitchell Fuss as the Ag Ed Instructor for the 2023-2024 school year. 

23. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Tammy Huff as the Minute Clerk and Encumbrance Clerk for the 2023-2023\4 school year. 

24. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Sara Pitts as the Central Office Assistant, Treasurer, Activity Funds Clerk, and Child Nutrition Director for the 2023-2024 school year. 

25. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Corey Brown as Custodian for the 2023-2024 school year. 

26. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Jason Brown, maintenance personnel, and mowing for the 2023-2024 school year. 

27. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the extra duty contract for Rocky Kennedy, Athletic Director for the 2023-2024 school year. 

28. Administrative Reports

29. New Business

30. Adjournment